Ballroom Ngunnawal, Canberra’s Ballroom scene, continues to grow as a space for culture, community and visibility. Rooted in a global tradition created by Black and

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Located right in the heart of the city in the Northbourne Avenue/Sydney Building position that was formerly occupied by Mezcal’s (and 5th Avenue before that),

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has taken a bold step into the digital age with the launch of its first official app, writes

Dust off your glitter, pull on your platform boots and prepare for pop mayhem — because the UK’s most iconic celebration of pop culture, MIGHTY

A 2025 Williams Institute poll has found that over half of Chinese citizens support gay and lesbian rights, including a majority who believe same-sex couples

The creator of the original trans flag, Monica Helms, has joined a growing cohort of ‘transgender refugees’ who are trying to flee the US due

US President Donald Trump, presently caterwauling through a shock second term, deals largely in contradictions and uncertain agendas. With the 2024 election bolstered by a

Canberra-born actor Liv Hewson, star of the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet and Showtime’s Yellowjackets, has donated $100,000 to the Canberra Youth Theatre (CYT). The

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is calling on volunteers to be part of the team that delivers one of the world’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ festivals.

Byron Bay’s world famous gay nude beach, Kings Beach, has been rejected by the NSW Heritage Council as not meeting the threshold for state heritage

In a moment that defined the very concept of ‘Pride as a Protest’, up to 200,000 people came out to march in Budapest Pride on

It’s a year since a spate of Grindr assaults in Canberra, where men were lured to an address by a fake profile and set upon

The chief executive of LGBTIQ+ health organisation Thorne Harbour Health, Simon Ruth has called for a nationally coordinated response to the Grindr attacks, which have

A new study by the online community ts-dating.com has revealed the cities where trans* people can live the most safely. The study examined the conditions

A new poll on the inclusion of police in pride parades by Just.Equal Australia has found that a 63.9 per cent majority of LGBTQ+ people

Thailand has become the first country in south-east Asia to legalise marriage equality, after more than a decade of campaigns for the reform. Hundreds of

Helping Canberrans be good lovers, SHFPACT launches free STI Testing clinic for under 30s Dedicated to helping Canberrans be the best lovers they can be,

The beating heart of Sydney’s LGBTIQA+ community moved west in August with the opening of the Inner West Pride Centre in the Newtown Town Hall

While Canberra’s Grindr attackers are still at large, police in Perth have caught four boys, aged between 15 and 17, for similarly opportunistic attacks. Police

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has taken aim at the Liberal’s lack of solid commitment to the Canberra queer community in the lead up to

Former NSW One Nation party leader Mark Latham has been ordered to pay gay independent MP Alex Greenwich $140,000 by a Federal Court judge who

Canberra’s LGBTIQA+ community is divided over the decision to exclude the police from having a presence at this year’s SpringOUT Fair Day, either in-or-out of

Richard Allen (aka Rachel) put the Canberra gay community in the spotlight back in 1980 with the first ever Camp-Berra float at the Sydney Gay

A claim has been lodged in London against Grindr for allegedly revealing users’ HIV status. According to the claim, Grindr shared sensitive data with third

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon did not appear at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court in June when an eight-week adjournment to August 13 for the

What should queer Canberrans expect if the ACT Liberals win at the territory election in October, Hannah Head asks opposition leader Elizabeth Lee. Canberra is

Isabel Mudford is the new Greens for candidate and brings a wealth of experience, writes Hannah Head. The ACT Greens have officially selected Isabel Mudford

The Victorian Government has announced the launch of The Unsaid Says a Lot, a groundbreaking campaign which aims to raise public awareness of the everyday

Gaining access to gender-affirming puberty blockers is now near impossible in the UK, writes Glenda Harvey. The confounding polarisation of anything to do with transgender

For many taking part in LGBTQIA+ hookup culture, sexting is to be expected. Hannah Head explains what you need to think about before you send

Northern NSW's legendary Tropical Fruits New Year's Eve event have put out the call for those wanting to perform at or contribute to this year's

In 2022, Meridian launched a new video engagement tool – a 5-minute short called 'Welcome To Meridian'. Brainchild of Community Engagement Manager, Lee Caldwell, the

If you thought that it couldn’t get any crazier than the Covid anti-vax movement then news out of the UK may make you reconsider. New

A peculiarly Canberra landmark, the Rainbow Roundabout on Lonsdale Street in Braddon is a much-loved and photographed feature of our capital. Painted in 2017 to

Thailand is a step closer to becoming only the second Asian nation after Taiwan to legalise same-sex marriage after a majority of MPs voted in

Whoopi Goldberg fears that LGBTIQ+ people may ‘disappear’ if Donald Trump is re-elected as president. Talking about Trump’s blatant assertion during his interview with Fox

The challenges faced by queer refugees do not stop at the border, discovers Holly Hazlewood. As the rights of queer people around the world are

There’s a new playgroup for queers* in the capital, writes Jo Falvey. When Frankie (he/him) and Aevi (they/them) were living in Melbourne they had been

Multicultural members and allies of the LGBTIQA+ community will have better support navigating conversations around sexual orientation and gender identity thanks to the creation of

It’s become a lightning rod for conservatives in the US and been banned in dozens of school districts there - but the ground-breaking Gender Queer: A

It comes as the latest attack on the freedom of speech against artists who have previously been allowed to read books to children at schools

Intersex advocates are celebrating after the ACT made history with nation-leading legislation that will protect the choice of intersex people in medical settings, writes Holly

Newcastle drag queen Timberlina said she will continue to host Rainbow Storytimes “until the day she dies” amid growing calls from right-wing groups around the

Former Olympian and unfortunately also one of the world’s most famous trans people, Caitlyn Jenner vowed to take on the so-called ‘rainbow mafia’ in an

Writer Honni van Rijswijk’s journey to a rainbow family was years in the making. It was only in their thirties while living in Seattle’s thriving

Louise, Maddy and James met for the very first time in Betty’s Soup Kitchen on Oxford Street in the late 1990s. For one purpose -

A new anti-LGBT law was passed by the Russian Parliament in December banning ‘propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations’. The new law expands upon the existing

Sydney WorldPride was stunning.. and now Amsterdam is coming for the crown! The Dutch capital has been selected as the host of WorldPride 2026 and

Effeminate men get passed over for leadership roles and gay men contribute to a culture that prevents them from advancing in their careers, a new

Pope Francis became the first pope to declare that homosexuality is not a crime, in January, ahead of a trip to Africa where such laws

Ukraine is set to host its first-ever queer film festival, Sunny Bunny, this June. Programmer Bohdan Zhuk told Variety that the festival will try to

A renowned beacon of journalism, the Daily Mail announced in January that there was a George Michael biopic in the works with White Lotus star

Singapore has finally repealed a ban on gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pictured)

While Priscilla introduced Australian mainstream audiences to drag, it was arguably the 1998 film Head On starring Alex Dimitriades that put gay sex into the

The prime minister of Malta, Robert Abela (pictured), has announced that the country will offer free gender-affirming surgery for trans people. Abela told audiences at

A decade after the US military first repealed its 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' policy and allowed gay and lesbian troops to serve openly, a report

EuroPride went ahead in the Serbian capital of Belgrade in September despite being earlier cancelled by its president Aleksandar Vucic due to threats by right-wing

Anxiety is mounting about the state of Sydney's Oxford Street as a third of shopfronts on the gay drag are empty just months out from

13-year-old Perth boy Lucas Lane has created an inclusive nail polish line after what his mother described as a "heart-wrenching" experience trying to buy the

After New York and Sydney, Jo Falvey returned to Canberra with her young son and found fabulosity … and a wife.